New ENGLISH FILE

Karen Ludlow

New

ENGLISH FILE Intermediate

Language Portfolio

CEF

? Oxford University Press

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Contents

Introduction

What is a Language Portfolio?

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How to use your New English File Language Portfolio

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Updating your Portfolio

4

Language Passport

How to use your Language Passport

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Personal details

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Your exams and certificates

5

Your language and cultural experiences

6

Profile of language skills

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Self-assessment grids

8

A1?A2 8

B1?B2 9

C1?C210

Biography

How to use your Language Biography11

Your aims and objectives11

Your language learning history12

Your language and cultural experiences13

How to become a more effective learner13

Can do statements Level B114

Can do statements Level B217

Revision section

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Dossier

How to use the Dossier

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Dossier chart

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Introduction

What is a Language Portfolio?

The New English File Language Portfolio is a document to help you learn languages more effectively. It helps you to think about how you learn, and provides a record to show other people your language abilities and progress.

It has three sections:

the Passport the Biography the Dossier

The Passport is a summary of your language learning experiences, including time spent abroad, courses attended, certificates gained, and books you've used. There is a self-assessment grid for each language skill area (graded from CEF levels A1?C2), to help you decide on your current language level.

You show this section to other people when changing schools, or applying for a job.

The Biography is a summary of your language learning history, including the languages you've grown up with, your language learning experiences at school, and how you use your languages now. There are also suggestions on how to become a more effective learner. This section also contains a CEF checklist of `Can do' statements.

This section helps you to plan your learning, think about how you learn, and improve the way you learn.

The Dossier is the section where you collect examples of your work. This helps you to record your progress.

How to use your New English File Language Portfolio

The main aim of the Portfolio is to present language qualifications and learning experiences in a clear and comparable way. This means that when students move around Europe, for study, business or travel, they can take their Portfolio with them as proof of learning.

This means that it is important to keep the information in your Portfolio up-to-date.

Updating your Portfolio

Language Passport: Complete this section soon. Update it every three months.

Language Biography: Update this more regularly, e.g. at the end of each unit.

Dossier: Add new pieces of work to the Dossier as frequently as you want ? for example if you write a letter in class, or a review for homework.

Portfolio sections Language Passport Language Biography Dossier

Date (when you last updated your Portfolio)

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Language Passport

How to use your Language Passport

Your Language Passport is a record of your language qualifications and experiences. It is also where you assess your overall language level. As the Language Passport is proof of your language abilities, you can show it to potential employers, when you apply for a language course, or when you change schools.

Keep this section up-to-date.

Personal details

Name:

_______________________________________________________________

Nationality:

_______________________________________________________________

First Language: _______________________________________________________________

Other languages: _______________________________________________________________

Your exams and certificates

What language qualifications do you have in English? What exams have you taken in English?

Exam

Authority

Date

Grade

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